Shelly Wifi smart home devices now with AU/NZ Certification

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#2536271 7-Aug-2020 14:30

Psilan:

What do people here think of this comment on that persons site?

"Shelly is New Zealand electrically certified through the MRA agreement with the EU, please follow the web site below to find related information"

Good question. No idea as to the authenticity or their claims, just wanted to make our fellow geek aware of it before he delves into a mass import. Nothing like a bit of healthy competition

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#2536272 7-Aug-2020 14:34

It's referenced somewhere else in this thread towards the early part

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#2536279 7-Aug-2020 14:36

hairy1: That MRA refers to low voltage devices so I wouldn't take that MRA as a legal avenue for installing the Shellies.

so it is ^

thanks.

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#2537879 10-Aug-2020 13:54

Just got my Shellies, I order a dimmer, 3 of the shelly 2.5s in anticipation of certification.

Is it as simple as writing your own SDOC for the 1PM?
I told my sparky, who freaked out and said I needed something from "the commerce comssion" before he installs them on my new house build.

Facepalm...

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#2537882 10-Aug-2020 13:57

m1013828:

Just got my Shellies, I order a dimmer, 3 of the shelly 2.5s in anticipation of certification.

Is it as simple as writing your own SDOC for the 1PM?

No, you do not need to write your own SDOC. That is a declaration made by suppliers or local manufacturers which pretty much just cites the certification document.

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#2537934 10-Aug-2020 14:42

Psilan:

hairy1: That MRA refers to low voltage devices so I wouldn't take that MRA as a legal avenue for installing the Shellies.

so it is ^

thanks.

"Low Voltage" in the electrical regulations is stated "means any voltage exceeding 50 volts AC or 120 volts ripple-free DC but not exceeding 1 000 volts AC or 1 500 volts ripple-free DC" so the MRA looks like it would cover that.

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#2537984 10-Aug-2020 15:07

Your sparky won't/shouldn't install the dimmer as they don't have an SDOC yet.

...but frankly I think that's kind of dumb considering their devices meet european standards.

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#2538124 10-Aug-2020 18:24

Re-posting my previous post on the MRA since it has been brought up again.

slip:

I think their interpretation of the MRU is wrong. The MRU allows testing for NZ products to be completed in the EU. They still have to be performed by an accredited lab and be tests to the relevant NZAS. Just because a device is compliant in the EU doesn't automatically give it compliance in NZ.

https://worksafe.govt.nz/topic-and-industry/electricity/appliances-and-fittings/core-requirements/international-electrical-mras/

They establish that products that are tested or certified to meet the requirements of the destination market can be assessed in the market of manufacture.

Edit: Unless they can provide a SoC or CoS with testing to the relevant NZAS I wouldn't trust it.

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#2538139 10-Aug-2020 18:59

FYI for anybody curious about shipping times currently;

(I paid extra for better DHL)

Ordered Sunday 26th July

Shipped Monday

Auckland 6th August

Christchurch (rural) arrival 10th August.

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#2539169 12-Aug-2020 10:27

chevrolux:

Your sparky won't/shouldn't install the dimmer as they don't have an SDOC yet.

...but frankly I think that's kind of dumb considering their devices meet european standards.

Yeah Im going to be the "importer" as my contracting company, so will write up the sDOC to keep the sparky happy, but the 2.5s and dimmer will remain uninstalled pending the certification which is underway, just means I will add them later for a small fee.

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#2539217 12-Aug-2020 10:41

Waiting for the dimmer certification and trying to be patient. Shelly Firmware 1.8 is due to be pushed out tonight.

There is a changelog here:

https://www.shelly-support.eu/forum/index.php?thread/4092-fw-1-8-log-change/

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#2539276 12-Aug-2020 11:55

hairy1:

Waiting for the dimmer certification and trying to be patient. Shelly Firmware 1.8 is due to be pushed out tonight.

There is a changelog here:

https://www.shelly-support.eu/forum/index.php?thread/4092-fw-1-8-log-change/

The change to CoAP is the big one, apparently the ShellyforHASS developers are working on updating the plugin to support the new protocol but no timing has been given yet.

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#2541301 14-Aug-2020 19:13

I got my first Shelly setup today, in preparation for installation.

My long-term plan is a more DIY approach, using DIN relays and SBCs with GPIO, but the Shelly is more suited to retrofitting. The Detached Switch mode Shelly offers essentially allows me to use it in the same way my own code works, just with more annoying naming of MQTT topics.

On the subject of MQTT, the documentation could do with specifying data types... it seems they use strings "0" (0x30) and "1" (0x31) instead of integers to represent switch states, and strings "off" and "on" as control signals. Other than that annoyance (and my own hate for JavaScript as I'm using NodeRED still), I'm quite impressed with the units.

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#2545045 20-Aug-2020 10:55

Just getting into home automation, but noticed there is a guy selling a bunch of Shelly's stuff on trade me include the temp/humidity sensor.........

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#2545070 20-Aug-2020 11:28

Yes. That is this guy here:

http://onesecurity.co.nz/

He has been discussed already.

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=73&topicid=272374&page_no=6#2538124

You can buy from him or direct from Shelly however note that only the Shelly 1 and Shelly 1PM are certified for NZ so far. Everyone is waiting for more devices such as the Dimmer 2 to meet Au/NZ certification before installing those ones.

Cheers, Matt.

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